About Me

I am Nigel Holland. I live in Wellingborough and I'm married to Lisa. I have three great kids Matthew, Amy and Eleanor.

I have a condition called Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease. I think it sounds worse than it really is. Basically it's wastage of the muscles in the lower part of the limbs due to the Peroneal nerves not working. This doesn't stop me doing things. If fact, through out my life I have done all kinds of crazy things from Water Skiing, Off Road 4x4, Go Karting, Gliding, Diving, the list goes on. I even played drums in a band in the eighties reaching the dizzy heights of playing the Hippodrome at Leicester Square.  I'll have a go at most things.

The same 'ave a go' attitude has got me to where I am now. Owning my own race car. So how did I get here?

After experiencing a couple of rides in a Pro ET and a Super Pro ET car back in September 2006 I finally come to the decision to get a car and go racing. Obvioulsy it wasn't just the rides that made me want to tear down the strip as I'd been thinking about it for months. The rides were just the thing for me to finally make the decision that this is something that I wanted to do.

The name of the race team is, ave a go. It came about after so many people through out the year kept on saying "Go on, 'ave a go!". So in October of 2006 project 'ave a go' was put into action.

In January 2007 I took delivery of a Ford Mustang V8 Coupe. See more about the car.

I did have my critics and they expressed their opinions and I have took them on board although I felt at the time that this was more concern and worry than anything else. I know my capabilities and limitations and they are there to be met and surpassed.

I am not disabled, I have a disability. To find out more about the condition please visit the CMT website.

Successes

  • My first year of racing in 2007 and I managed to finish 10th in the National Championships from a field of 28.
  • In 2008 I finished 8th from a field 0f 26
  • Nominated for rookie of the year 2007
  • Nominated for Sportsman of the year 2008
  • Picked up my first bit of hardware when I come second at the Summer Nationals 2008
  • Never been out of the top 7 qualifiers in all rounds at Santa Pod during the 2008 championships.